Council of Childhood and Adolescence Sylviane Giampino, President

Educational Quality Practices in the ECEC throughthe French National Framework

OECD - January, 16th, 2019

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The HCFEA

HCFE

ACouncil of Family

Council of Childhoodand Adolescence

Council of Elderly

Advisory Committee

Livens up the public debate

Recommandations andProspective

Free working program+

Ministries’ Requests

230 members and organisations

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ECEC in France

Children aged under 3 Ministry for Social AffairsOffices for familyallowancesLocal authorities

From 3 to 6 Pre-schools : Ministry of Education+Extracurricular time :Local authorities

After 6Schools : Ministry of Education

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Who is in charge of ECEC in France ?

The State regulates• Ministry for Social

Affairs• Ministry for Education

The Social Security System contributesto daycare funding• National office for

family allowances• Offices for family

allowances

Local governmentsare key players• Departements :

implement regulationson centers / train and monitor childminders

• Municipalities : contribute to daycarefunding / manage 60% of daycare centers

50 % of the children are minded in a formal ECEC mode

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EAJE : Childhood care centers.* Home care, school, non licensed childminder, friend, neighbour, baby-sitter ou other person external to the family, kindergartens, extracurricular care, recreactioncenter ou specialized centers.** Licensed childminder (9 %), EAJE (8 %) et school (7 %).Champ : France métropolitaine, children aged under 3.Source : Enquêtes Modes de garde et d’accueil des jeunes enfants, DREES, 2013 ; Traitements SG HCFEA.

19% by licensed childminders, 13% in daycare centers

2015-2016 : Scientific and public consultation asked by theMinistry of Family, Childhood and Women’s Rights

130 experts, professionals, managers, families, scientists fromall concerned disciplines worked together and report :

108 recommandations about Educational quality of ChildhoodCare and the organization ECEC system

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Educational quality of childhood care

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A developmental dynamic of the youngchildren « in a spiral »

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Organization of the ECEC system based on young children’s development needs

3 principles

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1. Development must be understood as an overall, interactive and dynamic process

2. An « early education » should prevail over education

3. An early attention must be paid, so that care arrangements can be careful

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The Council’s work in progress

Minister Agnès Buzyn is waiting for the work of the Council in relation with the « Fight Against Poverty » National Strategy :

Towards elected representatives, managers, specialists, institutions and services, profesionals and parents

Implementation of the 10 principles of the national framework

Quality criteria frameworkor childcare

Definition of mid-termlandmarks

• Report expected in March 2019

1. Social project in daycare centers, including local specificneeds and including parents as active partners

2. Language and early acquisitions developed through anholistic approach

3. Develop reflexivity and self-evaluation of childcarearrangements and professionals on their practice.

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Council Orientations under discussion

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Council of Childhood and Adolescence

Reports published in 2017-2018